diff --git a/application/forms/Config/GeneralForm.php b/application/forms/Config/GeneralForm.php
index ced24401c..debb27d44 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/GeneralForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/GeneralForm.php
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class GeneralForm extends Form
         foreach (Translator::getAvailableLocaleCodes() as $language) {
             $languages[$language] = $language;
         }
-        $languages[Translator::DEFAULT_LOCALE] = Translator::DEFAULT_LOCALE;
 
         $this->addElement(
             'select',
diff --git a/application/forms/Preference/GeneralForm.php b/application/forms/Preference/GeneralForm.php
index fbc8f8d74..204ddc51d 100644
--- a/application/forms/Preference/GeneralForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Preference/GeneralForm.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class GeneralForm extends Form
         foreach (Translator::getAvailableLocaleCodes() as $language) {
             $languages[$language] = $language;
         }
-        $languages[Translator::DEFAULT_LOCALE] = Translator::DEFAULT_LOCALE;
         $prefs = $this->getUserPreferences();
         $useDefaultLanguage = $this->getRequest()->getParam('default_language', !$prefs->has('app.language'));
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Util/Translator.php b/library/Icinga/Util/Translator.php
index 111e414ad..fd01812b3 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Util/Translator.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Util/Translator.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Translator
      */
     public static function getAvailableLocaleCodes()
     {
-        $codes = array();
+        $codes = array(static::DEFAULT_LOCALE);
         foreach (array_values(self::$knownDomains) as $directory) {
             $dh = opendir($directory);
             while (false !== ($name = readdir($dh))) {